OT Infrastructure Manager 118497
OT Infrastructure Manager 118497
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC
*** This is a hybrid position located in New Orleans LA Little Rock AR The Woodlands TX or Jackson MS. Relocation assistance and sponsorship is not provided. The official title for this position is Mgr IT Service Delivery. ***
Job Summary
The OT Infrastructure Manager is responsible for overseeing the IT OT Infrastructure hosting environment within a heavily regulated NERC CIP (North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection) framework. This includes the design build and ongoing support of Windows and Red Hat Linux servers Windows workstations VMware and Nutanix virtualization platforms NetApp and Isilon storage and Commvault backup/recovery software platform as well as disaster recovery strategies. The position ensures the stability security and efficiency of hosting services supporting businesscritical operational technology applications and services for a largescale utility enterprise. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in managing highly regulated enterprise environments optimizing performance and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations directly contributing to operational efficiency and safety.
Key Responsibilities
Hosting Infrastructure Management
- Lead the administration maintenance and optimization of Windows 10/11 Windows Server and Red Hat Linux environments and underlying hardware platforms (Dell/UCS servers Lenovo workstations).
- Oversee the administration maintenance and optimization of storage and backup/recovery platforms (NetApp Isilon Commvault).
- Develop and implement strategies and delivery plans for Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Ensure high availability disaster recovery and business continuity planning for critical infrastructure achieving a target of 99.9 system uptime.
- Develop and maintain technology and project roadmaps to build new capabilities and standardize the OT hosting technology portfolio over time.
- Manage operational budgets vendor contracts and project portfolio for the OT Infrastructure team.
- Drive automation initiatives using industryleading automation and configuration management tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible PowerShell BigFix).
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends in operational technology security server management and enterprise hosting.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations with a focus on NERC CIP.
Operational Excellence & Security
- Implement and enforce security policies compliance frameworks and best practices for OT infrastructure.
- Manage patching configuration management and vulnerability remediation for server storage and infrastructure application environments.
- Monitor and optimize system performance leveraging automation and observability tools to ensure proactive issue resolution.
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis efforts for OT Infrastructurerelated outages or security incidents.
- Support NERC CIP internal security and thirdparty audits and assessments.
- Proactively monitor and assess emerging cybersecurity threats and develop mitigation strategies.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Manage a diverse team of technology administrators and engineers providing leadership mentorship and career development opportunities.
- Foster a collaborative team culture and promote continuous learning and development ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Collaborate with IT security application and network teams to ensure seamless integration and performance across the OT environment.
- Coordinate with Program Managers application leads and vendors to develop/enhance applications infrastructure and enduser computing platforms in a timely costeffective reliable and secure manner.
- Work closely with Entergys Audit Legal Supply Chain Communications Information Security and Risk Management organizations to ensure compliance with cybersecurity policies and standards.
- Build strong relationships with internal Security managers Telecom managers IT Program Managers Business Unit Leaders and IT Operational Technology organizations to ensure coordination across multiple products.
- Engage with business stakeholders to understand requirements and align OT infrastructure solutions with organizational goals.
- Manage vendor relationships licensing and service agreements related to OT infrastructure.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7 years of experience managing enterprise hosting environments including Windows Linux and storage platforms.
- Strong expertise in Windows Server (Active Directory Group Policy PowerShell) and Red Hat Linux (RHEL Satellite Ansible).
- Extensive experience in enterprise storage backup/recovery and business continuity implementation and strategy development.
- Familiarity with automation tools such as Terraform Ansible or PowerShell DSC.
- Understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks relevant to the utility industry particularly NERC CIP.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Splunk Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Manager/DX Netops/Application Portfolio Monitoring/Spectrum SolarWinds).
- Excellent leadership communication and project management skills.
- Proven experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
- Experience in the utility industry or other highly regulated environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft certifications (MCSE Azure Administrator) or Red Hat certifications (RHCSA RHCE).
- Cybersecurity certifications (CISSP CISM CISA CompTIA Security).
- Experience managing largescale projects or initiatives.
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and DevSecOps methodologies.
#LITR1
#LIHYBRID
Primary Location: LouisianaNew OrleansLouisiana : New Orleans
Arkansas : Little Rock
Mississippi : Jackson
Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Information Technology
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 118497
Travel Percentage:Up to 25
An Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page or see statements below.
EEO Statement:The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility:Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant employee or third party on his or her behalf.If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please clickhereand provide your name contact number the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
The nonconfidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
